Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median home value$405,300
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,806/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Tampa 36%
Palm Harbor
Pinellas County61,512 residentsPinellas
62
C
Suburbgrade score
7th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Palm Harbor is like to live in, by category
Bars show Palm Harbor against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate88%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index110
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute26.7 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi8.4
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés41
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks18
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$78,935
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.3%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations47%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Palm Harbor on housing & affordability
Palm Harbor's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone10 mi from Palm HarborB+ 54 C− Trinity9 mi from Palm HarborB− 60 C Westchase9 mi from Palm HarborC+ 61 C Lutz19 mi from Palm HarborC+ 54 C− East Lake5 mi from Palm HarborC+ 56 C− Safety Harbor7 mi from Palm HarborC+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Palm Harbor
Is Palm Harbor, FL a good place to live?
Palm Harbor scores 62 out of 100, 7th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Palm Harbor expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $405,300, 17% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,806/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Palm Harbor?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Palm Harbor sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Palm Harbor is served by Pinellas. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Palm Harbor?
The mean commute is 26.7 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 8.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Palm Harbor?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 41 restaurants and cafés and 18 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Palm Harbor old or new?
The median home in Palm Harbor was built in 1985 — close to the Tampa median of 1986. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 65% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.